Regional Planning Commission
The Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission was established in 1963, and per the by-laws, consists of nine members:
- City Mayor or Designee
- County Mayor or Designee
- City Council Member, chosen by City Mayor
- County Commissioner, chosen by County Mayor
- Three appointments made by the City Mayor
- Two appointments made by the County Mayor
Each Planning Commissioner serves a staggered four-year term or coterminous for elected officials.
The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission are elected each January to a 1-year term. The chair and vice-chair must be from the citizen members. One Planning Commissioner will serve on the Regional Historic Zoning Commission as required by State law.
Planning Commissioners
| Member | Appointee Type | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kelly | City Mayor Designee | City Mayor or Designee |
| Bill Kimbrough | County Mayor Designee | County Mayor Designee |
| Richard Garrett | City Council Appointee | City Councilmember |
| Larry Rocconi | County Commission Appointee | County Commissioner |
| Richard Swift (Chair) | City Citizen Appointment | City Citizen |
| Maria Jiminez | City Citizen Appointment | City Citizen |
| Wade Hadley | City Citizen Appointment | City Citizen |
| Bryce Powers (Vice-Chair) | County Citizen Appointment | County Citizen |
| Thom Spigner | County Citizen Appointment | County Citizen |
Common Design Review Board
The Common Design Review Board was established in 2017 by combining the Regional Historic Zoning Commission, Downtown Design Review Board, and the Madison Street Overlay Design Review Board. The entire Common Design Review Board consists of 11 total members; the 7 members of the Regional Historic Zoning Commission and 4 additional Design Board members. The entire Board reviews and votes on all design cases in Downtown or Madison Street while only the 7 members of the Regional Historic Zoning Commission can vote on any H-1 zoning matters. The members are chosen by the mayors according to our by-laws.
Members of the Common Design Review Board.
Members on the Regional Historic Zoning Commission indicated by Yes or No.
| Member | Historic | Appointment | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanda Smith | Yes | City | City Council |
| John Gannon (Vice-Chair) | Yes | County | County Council |
| Sally Castleman | Yes | City | Architect |
| Gail Longton | Yes | County | Historian |
| Thom Spigner | Yes | City & County | RPC Member |
| Gary Norris (Chair) | Yes | County | Citizen |
| Marcia Williams | Yes | City | Citizen |
| Gary Shephard | No | City | Citizen |
| Sean Craft | No | City | Citizen |
| Marc Harris | No | City | Citizen |
| Bert Singletary | No | City | Citizen |
Joint Economic Community Development Board
To foster communication about economic and community development among local governments and members of their communities, the Tennessee Growth Policy Act required local governments in each non-metropolitan county to establish Joint Economic and Community Development (JECD) Boards or request that an existing board be deemed sufficiently similar. These county boards and their executive committees must meet at least four times a year in order for local governments in each county to be eligible for state grants. Within this broad framework, these boards are free to focus their efforts tailored to their community.
Here in Montgomery County the JECD is hosted by the RPC and meets quarterly with its members. The JECD attempts to have each meeting focus on a different aspect of our economy annually such as; industrial development, housing and commercial growth, transportation, and Austin Peay/Ft. Campbell.
The members are chosen individually according to an inter-local agreement (May, 2000) by the city and county mayors and serve 4 years (up to 2 terms) or are co-terminus.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| Joe Pitts | City Mayor |
| Jim Durrett | County Mayor |
| Jeff Burkhart | City Councilmember |
| Joe Smith | County Commissioner |
| Doug Heimbeck | City Citizen Appointee |
| Melinda Shepard | City Citizen Appointee |
| Kayla Goad-Levan (Chair) | County Citizen Appointee |
| Gary Norris (Vice-Chair) | County Citizen Appointee |
| Jeff Purvis | County Citizen Appointee |
Land Regulation Advisory Committee
This committee is an advisory committee consisting of two city councilmembers, two county commissioners, and three citizens of Montgomery County doing business in development, home building, or real estate. The purpose of this committee is to review any text changes to the zoning codes or subdivision regulations before the RPC votes on them. This allows for a third party, non-binding review of text only. These members are appointed to 2-year non-repeating terms by their respective mayors. Citizen members are jointly appointed. This committee will meet twice annually, and additionally as needed. In addition to the nominated members the two mayors, chairman of the RPC, and RPC director are ex-officio members on the committee.